How to Install and Uninstall libcfitsio8 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "libcfitsio8" package

This is a short guide on how to install libcfitsio8 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libcfitsio8" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libcfitsio8 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcfitsio8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcfitsio8 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libcfitsio8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.470-3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: cfitsio
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Astronomy Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1527
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.29), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/c/cfitsio/libcfitsio8_3.470-3_amd64.deb
Size: 466432
MD5sum: 72b50548cfeb5f5c399b7e3fa7dc3952
SHA1: 09ee752f0525ce83241899b1140207453f7931ec
SHA256: da1c056c23e04e09b8ae2d3aa0301ca1d8963535b41d1f330e1102dd17a39cb1
Homepage: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio/fitsio.html
Description: shared library for I/O with FITS format data files
Description-md5: f8dfe4ddfc2f5b2bb969cae8c68bad08
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-photography, ubuntustudio-graphics